The founder and leader of the All People’s Congress (APC) party, Dr Hassan Ayariga, has chastised the officials at the Bank of Ghana over the depreciation of the cedi.
Ghanaians, especially importers and exporters, are complaining bitterly about the current depreciation of the cedi. The cedi is now more than 10 cedi to a dollar.
Speaking on Oyerepa Breakfast Time, Tuesday, September 20, Hassan Ayariga blamed the central bank for the depreciation of the cedi.
“The Bank of Ghana gives dollars to the people operating foreign exchange bureaus and black markets. The people at the BoG, they themselves are corrupt. ” He fumed.
The 2020 flagbearer for the APC vehemently stated that he will ban the operation of forex bureaus and the black market in the country if elected president.
“How many foreigners come to Ghana so that they can give you ten million dollars? When Nigeria started dealing with its dollar issue, all the Nigerian businessmen were running to Ghana for dollars. That is the reason some airline tickets have gone up. That is what is destroying our country. ” He told Kwesi Parker Wilson, the host of the show,
The government, according to him, is not in control of the dollar and urged the Vice President, Dr Mahammudu Bawumia, to sit up or forget his presidential ambition.
Source: oyerepafmonline
